FAYETTEVILLE — The No. 2 Arkansas Razorbacks (11-2) picked up a 3-1 win Saturday against the McNeese State Cowboys (8-6) in the first game of a doubleheader at Baum-Walker Stadium.

GAME RECAP: Arkansas takes Game 1 over McNeese State

HawgBeat will provided inning-by-inning updates throughout the game:

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LHP Hagen Smith pitching for Arkansas

- Conner Westenburg struck out swinging

- Cooper Hext four-pitch walk

- Chase Keeton six-pitch walk, Hext advanced to second

- Peyton LeJeune reaches on 5-4 fielder's choice, Hext advanced to third

- Simon Larranaga struck out looking (232nd career strikeout for Smith)

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB

RHP Cameron LeJeune throwing for McNeese State

- Ross Lovich four-pitch walk

- Wehiwa Aloy hit into 5-4-3 double play, Lovich out at second

- Kendall Diggs grounded out to second

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB

Smith still pitching for Arkansas

- Braden Duhon struck out swinging, out at first on throw from catcher Hudson White after dropped third strike

- Easton Dowell six-pitch walk

- Grant Mangrum struck out looking

- Gage Trahan struck out looking

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB

LeJeune still pitching for McNeese State

- Ben McLaughlin singled to left field

- Jared Sprague-Lott sacrifice bunter to the pitcher, McLaughlin advanced to second

- Peyton Stovall single to third

- Hudson White hit into 6-4-3 double play, Stovall out at second

0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB

Smith still pitching for Arkansas

- Westenburg struck out looking

- Hext grounded out to third base

- Keeton struck out looking

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB

LeJeune still pitching for McNeese State

- Nolan Souza five-pitch walk

- Ty Wilmsmeyer struck out swinging, Souza stole second

- Lovich grounded out to first unassisted, Souza advanced to third

- Aloy RBI single through left side, Souza scored (1-0)

- Diggs hits the ball 107 mph off LeJeune, but the ball goes to the second baseman and Diggs is out at first

1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB

Smith still pitching for Arkansas

- P. LeJeune struck out looking (three pitches)

- Larranaga singled to left field

- Duhon sacrifice bunt to third, Larranaga advanced to second

- Dowell struck out swinging

0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB

LeJeune still pitching for McNeese State

- McLaughlin dropped a double in left field

- Sprague-Lott grounded out to third

- Stovall grounded out to second, McLaughlin advanced to third

- White RBI double to right-center, McLaughlin scored (2-0)

- Souza reached on a fielding error by shortstop, White advanced to third

- Wilmsmeyer struck out swinging

1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors, 2 LOB

RHP Will McEntire relieves Smith for Arkansas

- Mangrum flied out to right field

- Trahan struck out swinging

- Westenburg singled to left field

- Hext singled to right field, Westenburg advanced to third

- Hext stole second

- Keeton flied out to centerfield

0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB

LeJeune still pitching for McNeese State

- Lovich singled to center (99 mph exit velo)

- Aloy struck out looking

- Diggs struck out swinging

- Lovich stole second

- McLaughlin grounded out to first base unassisted

0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB

McEntire pitching still for Arkansas

- P. LeJeune singled to right field

- LeJeune advanced to second on wild pitch

- Larranaga struck out swinging

- Duhon RBI single to right, LeJeune scored (2-1)

- Dowell singled to right field

- Mangrum grounded out to pitcher

1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB

LeJeune still pitching for McNeese State

- Sprague-Lott singled to shortstop

RHP JT Moeller relieves LeJeune for McNeese State

- Stovall popped out to the second baseman in shallow right-center

- White singled to right field, Sprague-Lott advanced to third

- Peyton Holt pinch hit RBI single to left, Sprague-Lott scores, White advanced to third, Holt advanced to second on throw (3-1)

- Hudson Polk pinch hit strikeout swinging

- Will Edmunson pinch hit flied out to right

1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB

RHP Jake Faherty relieves McEntire for Arkansas

- Trahan singled to center

- Westenburg struck out swinging

- Hext five-pitch walk, Trahan advanced to second

- Keeton eight-pitch walk, bases loaded

RHP Gabe Gaeckle relieves Faherty for Arkansas

- P. LeJeune struck out swinging

- Cole Plowman pinch hit groundout to third

0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 3 LOB

Moeller still pitching for McNeese State

- Aloy struck out swinging

- Diggs struck out swinging

- McLaughlin flied out to center

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB

Gaeckle still pitching for Arkansas

- Duhon grounded out to second base

- Dowell reached first on an error by Peyton Holt at second base

- Stroh pinch hit swinging strikeout

- Trahan popped out to second

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors, 1 LOB

Moeller still pitching for McNeese State

- Sprague-Lott struck out swinging

- Stovall struck out swinging

- White popped up to second

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB

Gaeckle still pitching for Arkansas

- Westenburg singled to center

- Hext grounded out to second, Westenburg advanced to second

- Keeton struck out swinging

- P. LeJeune flied out to center

0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB

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Game one: Junior LHP Hagen Smith

6'3", 225 pounds / Bullard, Texas / Bullard HS

2024 stats: 1-0, 2.77 ERA, 3 GP, 13.0 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 31 K

1. LF Ross Lovich

2. SS Wehiwa Aloy

3. RF Kendall Diggs

4. 1B Ben McLaughlin

5. Jared Sprague-Lott

6. DH Peyton Stovall

7. C Hudson White

8. 2B Nolan Souza

9. CF Ty Wilmsmeyer

Game one: Redshirt Junior RHP Cameron LeJeune

6'4", 215 pounds / Sulphur, Louisiana / Sulphur HS

2024 stats: 2-0, 0.63 ERA, 6 GP, 14.1 IP, 11 H, 1 R, 11 ER, 3 BB, 19 K

1. CF Connor Westenburg

2. LF Cooper Hext

3. 1B Chase Keeton

4. 2B Peyton LeJeune

5. DH Simon Larranaga

6. RF Braden Duhon

7. SS Easton Dowell

8. C Grant Mangrum

9. 3B Gage Trahan

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